Chapter 185 - 98 Noble Consort Xue’s Generous Gift!_2
He finally went back with three little puppies in his arms.
His face flushed with drunkenness, he gesticulated with his hands and whispered,
"The Emperor of Chen Country, a Saint in the Central Plains, requires one hundred and fifty duck tongues for a single bowl of soup, discarding the rest of the meat. If that meat were given to us, there would be a bit of meat in everyone’s bowl, a luxury only afforded during festivals!"
"I’ve heard that in the Imperial Palace, during autumn and winter, they hang beautiful silk on the trees to mimic the scenery of spring. After a few days of being exposed to the wind and sun, when the silk loses its luster, they take it down, throw it away, and replace it with new ones, such generosity."
"We have only a few thousand households, yet every one of them is a brave warrior capable of horse riding and shooting."
"I think, there should be no problems."
"We are willing to die for them, in hope that they will give us a piece of land, a stable life. Aren’t a few thousand valiant and fearless cavalrymen worth that much? Is our life worth less than the discarded meat? The Saint of Central Plains, the Emperor, should be able to make this calculation clear!"
Learning the Tiele language wasn’t hard, and Li Guanyi had picked up some while being beaten. He could only understand about sixty to seventy percent of what Qibi Li said, but he finally understood. Qibi Li didn’t just come seeking aid; he knew the harsh reality of the world, that it was a time of chaos, yet he still came.
He saw the chaos and knew the importance of martial power within it.
So he staked his own life in this chaotic world as a bargaining chip.
All for the sake of leaving the children of his tribes a better future.